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Binoy:
word-18 (04-02-12)

adolescent (noun)
কিশোর; a young person who is developing into an adult
I'm looking after six adolescents for a week.
She doesn't understand the emotional problems of adolescents.
He looked uncomfortable, like a self-conscious adolescent who's gone to the wrong party.

adolescent (adjective)
কিশোরকালীন বা কিশোর বিষয়ক; 1 being or relating to an adolescent
an adolescent boy/girl
adolescent humour/behaviour
adolescent concerns/traumas/problems
A lot of adolescent girls suffer from low self-esteem.
It's sad to see a grown man acting in such an adolescent way.
He eventually outgrew his adolescent interest in war and guns.

adolescence (noun)
কৈশোর; the period of time in a person's life when they are developing into an adult
a troubled adolescence
yet another novel about the joys and sorrows of adolescence

Binoy:
word-19 (05-02-12)

adverse (adjective)
বিরূপ; having a negative or harmful effect on something
adverse change / circumstances / weather conditions
They have attracted strong adverse criticism.
They received a lot of adverse publicity about the changes.
This drug is known to have adverse side effects.
So far the drug is thought not to have any adverse effects.
It is clear that these violent films have an adverse effect on children.
The world record attempt was postponed due to adverse conditions.
Reactions to the proposal so far have been adverse, but we may convince people in time.

adversely (adverb)
বিরূপভাবে; in an adverse way
Her health was adversely affected by the climate.
A lot of companies have been adversely affected by the recession.

adversity (noun)
বিরূপতা; কঠিন অবস্থা; a difficult situation
courage in the face of adversity
He overcame many personal adversities.
She was always cheerful in adversity.
The road to happiness is paved with adversities.

Binoy:
word-20 (06-02-12)

aesthetic/esthetic (adjective)

1 নন্দনতাত্ত্বিক; সৌন্দর্যবিষয়ক; relating to the enjoyment or study of beauty
an aesthetic appreciation of the landscape
The benefits of conservation are both financial and aesthetic.
The new building has little aesthetic value/appeal.

2 নান্দনিক; describes an object or a work of art that shows great beauty
The chair which is both aesthetic and functional
Their furniture was more aesthetic than functional.

derived word(s):

aesthetics/esthetics (noun)
নন্দনতত্ত্ব; সৌন্দর্যবিদ্যা; The students debated the aesthetics of the poems.
the formal study of art, especially in relation to the idea of beauty

aesthetically/esthetically (adverb)
নান্দনিকভাবে; in an aesthetic way
aesthetically pleasing colour combinations
I like objects to be both functional and aesthetically pleasing.

aestheticism
কলাকৈবল্যবাদ; the idea of art for art sake

phrase:

the Aesthetic Movement কলাকৈবল্যবাদী আন্দোলন; a group of people in England in the 1880s who believed that art and literature had value in themselves rather than needing any moral purpose

Razon Mahmood:
Respected Sir,
I would like to thank you for posting the topic-A Word A Day. It is very useful. I really like the posts because those contain bangla meanings, collocations, phrases, idioms, examples etc.     


Yours' sincerely,
Rajon Mahmood

lima_diu:
Dear Sir:
Congratulations for your admirable achievement to received 1st prize among all departments in 10th founding anniversary program.  Sir, you are very innovative & good thinker therefore you can achieve any success for yourself & department also. thank you.

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